Litigation Attorney, Medical Malpractice Defense

Distinct | North America; Miami (FL); Hybrid; USD 125,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Distinct Recruitment in Miami seeks a Litigation Attorney to defend healthcare providers in medical malpractice claims. Hybrid work arrangement in Miami, with a salary that reflects experience from mid-level associate to counsel.

The role focuses on managing complex malpractice files, building detailed chronologies, and coordinating with experts to prepare for depositions and trials. Strong communication and client-facing skills are essential.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of litigation experience.
• Medical malpractice defense experience is a strong plus.
• Good scientific curiosity and patience with detail.
• A reassuring, professional manner with clients.

Responsibilities

• Managing a medical malpractice defense caseload from presuit through trial.
• Reviewing records and building detailed chronologies.
• Identifying, retaining and preparing expert witnesses.
• Preparing healthcare providers for deposition, often for the first time.
• Taking and defending depositions of parties, treaters and experts.
• Drafting and arguing motions.
• Mediation and trial work.

Skills

Litigation

Medical malpractice

Client relations

Job description

Litigation Attorney | Miami, FL | $125,000 to $200,000 | Medical Malpractice

If the phrase "standard of care" makes you lean in rather than glaze over, keep reading.

Medical malpractice defense attracts a certain kind of lawyer: someone who likes complexity, isn't afraid of a 3,000 page chart and enjoys the challenge of explaining medicine to people who've never studied it. If that's you, there's a role in Miami worth knowing about.

I'm Ryan Jaiswal, a legal recruiter at Distinct Recruitment, and I'm hiring a Litigation Attorney for an insurance defense firm that represents healthcare providers in medical malpractice claims.

The practice in brief

The firm defends physicians, nurses, hospitals and other providers across a wide range of specialties. Cases are complex, stakes are high for the clients, and the work demands careful preparation. Attorneys own their files and work closely with experts and clients from the start.

Responsibilities

• Managing a medical malpractice defense caseload from presuit through trial
• Reviewing records and building detailed chronologies
• Identifying, retaining and preparing expert witnesses
• Preparing healthcare providers for deposition, often for the first time
• Taking and defending depositions of parties, treaters and experts
• Drafting and arguing motions
• Mediation and trial work

Experience and qualifications

• 2+ years of litigation experience
• Medical malpractice defense experience is a strong plus
• Good scientific curiosity and patience with detail
• A reassuring, professional manner with clients

Working pattern, hours and pay

• Hybrid, based in Miami
• $125,000 to $200,000. A wide range on purpose: it's meant to appeal to anyone from a mid level associate to an attorney already working at counsel level

The exposure you'll get

Med mal defense done properly involves a lot of courtroom and client facing work. You'll prepare doctors for their depositions, take expert depositions yourself, argue motions and help steer cases toward trial or resolution. You'll be the person the client knows and trusts, which is how good attorneys build reputations.

Who tends to love this work

People who like the medicine as much as the law. Litigators who are calm in high stakes situations. Attorneys who enjoy the challenge of cross examining an expert in their own field and coming out ahead.

Why Miami

Miami's healthcare sector is large and growing, which means steady, challenging medical malpractice work. Hybrid working gives you the flexibility to manage a demanding caseload and still have a life outside it.